Word: beseeches
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...wrote. ". . . What frightens me as a Filipino is the knowledge that those American 'captains of industry' who have millions invested in the Philippines are also heavy contributors to the campaign chest of the Republican Party. In the name of God, Members of the American Congress, I beseech you to give us our independence before the Philippines, like the 'Teapot Dome' and the naval oil lands, are donated to campaign contributors whose mouths are watering for our golden natural resources...
...Hamlet, before his father's murder had muddled his feelings and emotions, had spent happy undergraduate semesters there. He longed to return. But his uncle-stepfather* urged: "For your intent in going back to school in Wittenberg, it is most retrograde to our desire; and we beseech you, bend you to remain here, in the cheer and comfort of our eye, our chiefest courtier, cousin, and our son." His mother-aunt added: "Let not thy mother lose her prayers, Hamlet. I pray thee, stay with us; go not to Wittenberg." And Hamlet, distraught and upset, stayed away from college...
...moving spirit of the Order of the Star in the East (also called the Theosophical Society), wound up the celebration of that Order's 50th anniversary (TIME, Jan. 4) by exhorting a public gathering at Adyar (near Madras) to turn their thought toward the far Himalayan heights and beseech the world's Saviour (for her and her followers the Brahmin, Shri Krishna, of 500 B.C.) to hasten his reincarnation and the worlds salvation...
PREMIER Poincaré, to extremist Deputies : "Keep to the subject and abstain, I beseech you, from all personal attacks. Remember France of which you are representatives. She is worthy of your respect. We will honor her in showing ourselves worthy of her. While France is watching you, other countries are watching you, too." After this speech had failed to quiet the Deputies, Premier Poincaré and the whole Cabinet marched out of the Chamber...
...Her?presumably?last words. To the Archbishop of Canterbury, who had been recalling her great accomplishments.) My lord, the crown which I have borne so long has given enough of vanity in my time. I beseech you not to augment it in this hour when I am so near my death...